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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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December 1959 issue

December 1959

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, lingerie, police detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1959 issue

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, h.j. ward, jerome severs perry, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, stockings, whipLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags finest kind, h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/28/26]

Posted on May 5, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, mirror, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

December 1935

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on April 25, 2024April 29, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags coffin, dagger, ellery watson calder, ghoul, lingerie, racist imagery, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 22, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, ken cooper, lingerie, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/29/26]

Posted on April 19, 2024April 29, 2026Categories fantasy, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags dagger, demon, e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, skull, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

June 1946

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, lingerie, mammoth mystery magazine, mirror, ray n. wallLeave a comment on June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

April 1934 issue ~ debut issue

April 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2024January 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags jon le baron, lingerie, racy, saucy, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1934 issue ~ debut issue

1965 lobby card

1965 lobby card, approximately 11″x14″

Posted on April 1, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, pulpTags crime movie, dame, femme fatale, garter, heist, lingerie, margaret whiting, movie poster, nigel patrick, stockings, vaultLeave a comment on 1965 lobby card

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